Socket wrench



Oct. 2l, 1930. J. R. WILLIAMSON 1,779,203

' SOCKET WRENCH Filed May 24, 1928 2 sheets-sheet l @www MM arruinar Oct.v 2'1, '1930. J. lha. WILLIAMSON SOCKET WRENCH Filed May 24, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 S14/manto@ 61H01 nur l Patented Oct.' 21, 1930 i i Y UNITED s'lAxrEs i' .IAivIES R. WILLIAMSON, E RALEIGH, NoR'rIIcABoLINA, ASSIGNoEfoF ONE-THIRD 'ro SAMUEL BUNDY, onnALLAsmExAs.. i

SOCKET WRENCH i Application mea my 24, 192s." serial No.'2so,244.

My present invention relates to a lug and pivot'ed link 13 which` are secured to-V f wrench, or like device, which is provided getlier by bolt 14 riding in slot 15, is a lsleeve with a plurality of sockets of different sizes, 16 having a non-circular opening 17 therein. mounted upon a single brace element so that The sleeve 16 is provided with longitudinal any of the sockets may be brought into posiextensions 18 andr 19.` To the extension 18 is 55 tion for use easily and effectively. pivoted a wrench 20, as by pin 21 which rides The principal object of the invention is to in slot 22. To the extension 19 is pivoted a provide a wrench of the type described which wrench 23, as by pin 24 which rides in slot 25. may carry a number of different sockets AEach of the wrenches 2O and 23 is provided I thereon, in such a manner that anyone may be with end sockets of different sizes, the eXte-v go readily accessible, and which may be so arrior of each wrench being of a size and irreguianged as to be folded compactly when not lar shape to t the interior bore of socket 6. in use. e By reason of the pin and slot connection,

The invention comprises the'novel arrangeeither wrench 20 or 23 may be slid longitudinient, combination, and construction of parts vnally vout of the sleeve 16, turned around :6,5 more lfully hereinafter described and shown through 180 and then re-inserted -in the in the accompanying drawings, in which: sleeve. Thus by a Simple manipulation.,

. Fig. 1 is a front View of a device embodyeither of four different sockets may be made ing the invention, f Y available. It will be seen that wrenches 20 Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. and 23 together with the sleeve 16, may be r70 Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the invention moved as a unit longitudinally out of the shown in Fig. 1. socket .6 by reason of the construction of the A Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the line 4-4 links 12 and 13, and the whole rotated through of Fig. 3. 1800.

Fig. 5 is a detail of the socket 6 Showing it It will also be apparent that by compress- 7 5 in withdrawn position relative to the squared ing the spring 9, tie socket 6 and it assemarojection, bly may be rotate through 180 a out the 1 Fig. 6 is a perspective of the device With leg 4 so as to bring the parts within the brace. the parts in ai;1 inoperailznivelposition to show 'Il`hisl not only makes foil'O compctness wlen 3o their relations i to eac ot er. n tie evice is not in use, ut ma zes availa lease In the drawings, I have shown at 1 a brace a fifth socket wrench comprised by the bore element of the usual form having tWo han- 0f the Socket 6, y dles 2 and 3 to be graspedby the operator in I claim: i

f the ordinary manner. 1. A socket wrenchA comprising a brace One leg 4 of the brace 1 is providedy with e having a leg, a socket mounted on said leg, 185 squared end 5, and upon this leg iS carried a a Sleeve, im extensible lnld Connection beh OUOW Socket 6- The leg 4 penetrates beth tween said socket and sleeve enabling end for 51de Wens 0f the Socket member Pessmg end reversal and alinement of said sleeve with through e round hole at 7 and the Squared end rrespect to said socket socket wrenches on each t) through it Squat@ hole s mkg. GAtlprngkgt end of said sleeve, said extensible linked conbeers agamst pm 10 an .SOC et e SOC e nection permitting reverse telescopic enOaUebeing prevented from being pushed off the t f th 1 D d l t n l@ end of the leg by Cotter pin 11. Thus the ml O.d eli eve CMH@ SOC Wren@ les squared end is normally held in the square Wl Sal SOC e hole 8 and the socket does not rotate about thev 2' Socket Wrench accordmg to @1311614'95 leg 4. By compressing the spring 9 however, 1nv` which said socket wrenches are telescopithe Socket may be rotated when desired, for a cally received one in each end of the sleeve,

purpose to be more fully described liereinafand @Xtenlble lmked COHHQCIOHS between te); each'of said socket wrenches and said sleeve 59 Tied to the socket 6 by permanent link 12 permitting reverse telescopic engagement ot im the said sleeve carried socket Wrenches With Suid sleeve.

3. A socket Wrench according to claim 6 in which said socket. member is double ended, und means rendering said socket member pivotully adjustable on said leg to four positions 90 apart, said socket member being of non-cireu1u1 internal form and providing an additional Wrench ndepeiidont of said 10 sleeve Carried socket Wrenches and at the side opposite to said linked connection to said socket Wrenches.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES R. WILLIAMSON. 

